diff --git a/runtime/include/http.h b/runtime/include/http.h
index 3f0f2aa..3c66f58 100644
--- a/runtime/include/http.h
+++ b/runtime/include/http.h
@@ -37,14 +37,4 @@ struct http_response {
 	uv_buf_t bufs[HTTP_HEADERS_MAX * 2 + 3]; //max headers, one line for status code, remaining for body!
 };
 
-int http_request_body_get(char **body);
-int http_request_parse(void);
-
-int http_response_header_set(char *h, int len);
-int http_response_body_set(char *body, int len);
-int http_response_status_set(char *status, int len);
-int http_response_uv(void);
-
-void http_init(void);
-
 #endif /* SFRT_HTTP_H */
diff --git a/runtime/include/http_api.h b/runtime/include/http_api.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba7c493
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/include/http_api.h
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#ifndef SRFT_HTTP_API_H
+#define SRFT_HTTP_API_H
+
+#include <http.h>
+int http_request_body_get_sb(struct sandbox *s, char **body);
+int http_request_parse_sb(struct sandbox *s, size_t l);
+
+int http_response_header_set_sb(struct sandbox *s, char *h, int len);
+int http_response_body_set_sb(struct sandbox *s, char *body, int len);
+int http_response_status_set_sb(struct sandbox *s, char *status, int len);
+int http_response_uv_sb(struct sandbox *s);
+
+void http_init(void);
+
+static inline int
+http_request_body_get(char **b)
+{
+	return http_request_body_get_sb(sandbox_current(), b);
+}
+
+static inline int
+http_response_header_set(char *key, int len)
+{
+	return http_response_header_set_sb(sandbox_current(), key, len);
+}
+
+static inline int
+http_response_body_set(char *body, int len)
+{
+	return http_response_body_set_sb(sandbox_current(), body, len);
+}
+
+static inline int
+http_response_status_set(char *status, int len)
+{
+	return http_response_status_set_sb(sandbox_current(), status, len);
+}
+
+static inline int
+http_response_uv(void)
+{
+	return http_response_uv_sb(sandbox_current());
+}
+
+static inline int
+http_request_parse(size_t l)
+{
+	return http_request_parse_sb(sandbox_current(), l);
+}
+
+#endif /* SRFT_HTTP_API_H */
diff --git a/runtime/include/module.h b/runtime/include/module.h
index 6eeb1cb..6764967 100644
--- a/runtime/include/module.h
+++ b/runtime/include/module.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct module {
 	// rest of the connection is handled in sandboxing threads, with per-core(per-thread) tls data-structures.
 	// so, using direct epoll for accepting connections.
 //	uv_handle_t srvuv;
-	unsigned long max_req_sz, max_resp_sz, max_rr_sz; // req/resp from http..
+	unsigned long max_req_sz, max_resp_sz, max_rr_sz; // req/resp from http, (resp size including headers!)..
 	int nreqhdrs, nresphdrs;
 	char reqhdrs[HTTP_HEADERS_MAX][HTTP_HEADER_MAXSZ];
 	char rqctype[HTTP_HEADERVAL_MAXSZ];
diff --git a/runtime/include/sandbox.h b/runtime/include/sandbox.h
index e3ba7c7..82ea254 100644
--- a/runtime/include/sandbox.h
+++ b/runtime/include/sandbox.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct sandbox {
 	struct sockaddr client; //client requesting connection!
 	int csock;
 	uv_tcp_t cuv;
+	uv_shutdown_t cuvsr;
 	http_parser hp;
 	struct http_request rqi;
 	struct http_response rsi;
diff --git a/runtime/include/types.h b/runtime/include/types.h
index d33e681..95a4566 100644
--- a/runtime/include/types.h
+++ b/runtime/include/types.h
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ typedef enum {
 
 #define SBOX_RESP_STRSZ 32
 
-#define MOD_BACKLOG 100
+#define MOD_BACKLOG 10000
 #define EPOLL_MAX 1024
 #define MOD_REQ_RESP_DEFAULT (PAGE_SIZE)
 #define QUIESCENSE_TIME (1<<20) //cycles!
diff --git a/runtime/src/http.c b/runtime/src/http.c
index f9952a8..0169959 100644
--- a/runtime/src/http.c
+++ b/runtime/src/http.c
@@ -1,34 +1,44 @@
 #include <http.h>
 #include <sandbox.h>
 #include <uv.h>
+#include <http_api.h>
 
 http_parser_settings settings;
 
 static inline int
 http_on_msg_begin(http_parser *parser)
 {
-	struct http_request *r = parser->data;
+#ifndef STANDALONE
+	struct sandbox *s = parser->data;
+	struct http_request *r = &s->rqi;
 
 	r->message_begin = 1;
 	r->last_was_value = 1; //should always start with a header..
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int
 http_on_msg_end(http_parser *parser)
 {
-	struct http_request *r = parser->data;
+#ifndef STANDALONE
+	struct sandbox *s = parser->data;
+	struct http_request *r = &s->rqi;
 
 	r->message_end = 1;
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int
 http_on_header_end(http_parser *parser)
 {
-	struct http_request *r = parser->data;
+#ifndef STANDALONE
+	struct sandbox *s = parser->data;
+	struct http_request *r = &s->rqi;
 
 	r->header_end = 1;
+#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -36,8 +46,8 @@ static inline int
 http_on_url(http_parser* parser, const char *at, size_t length)
 {
 #ifndef STANDALONE
-	struct sandbox *s = sandbox_current();
-	struct http_request *r = parser->data;
+	struct sandbox *s = parser->data;
+	struct http_request *r = &s->rqi;
 
 	assert(strncmp(s->mod->name, (at + 1), length - 1) == 0);
 #endif
@@ -47,7 +57,8 @@ http_on_url(http_parser* parser, const char *at, size_t length)
 static inline int
 http_on_header_field(http_parser* parser, const char *at, size_t length)
 {
-	struct http_request *r = parser->data;
+	struct sandbox *s = parser->data;
+	struct http_request *r = &s->rqi;
 
 	if (r->last_was_value) r->nheaders ++;
 	assert(r->nheaders <= HTTP_HEADERS_MAX);
@@ -62,7 +73,8 @@ http_on_header_field(http_parser* parser, const char *at, size_t length)
 static inline int
 http_on_header_value(http_parser* parser, const char *at, size_t length)
 {
-	struct http_request *r = parser->data;
+	struct sandbox *s = parser->data;
+	struct http_request *r = &s->rqi;
 
 	r->last_was_value = 1;
 	assert(r->nheaders <= HTTP_HEADERS_MAX);
@@ -77,22 +89,23 @@ static inline int
 http_on_body(http_parser* parser, const char *at, size_t length)
 {
 #ifndef STANDALONE
-        struct http_request *r = parser->data;
-	struct sandbox *c = sandbox_current();
+	struct sandbox *s = parser->data;
+	struct http_request *r = &s->rqi;
 
-        assert(length <= c->mod->max_req_sz);
-	r->body = (char *)at;
-        r->bodylen = length;
+        assert(r->bodylen + length <= s->mod->max_req_sz);
+	if (!r->body) r->body = (char *)at;
+	else assert(r->body + r->bodylen == at);
+
+        r->bodylen += length;
 #endif
 
         return 0;
 }
 
 int
-http_request_body_get(char **b)
+http_request_body_get_sb(struct sandbox *s, char **b)
 {
 #ifndef STANDALONE
-	struct sandbox *s = sandbox_current();
 	struct http_request *r = &s->rqi;
 
 	*b = r->body;
@@ -103,11 +116,10 @@ http_request_body_get(char **b)
 }
 
 int
-http_response_header_set(char *key, int len)
+http_response_header_set_sb(struct sandbox *c, char *key, int len)
 {
 #ifndef STANDALONE
 	// by now, req_resp_data should only be containing response!
-	struct sandbox *c = sandbox_current();
 	struct http_response *r = &c->rsi;
 
 	assert(r->nheaders < HTTP_HEADERS_MAX);
@@ -119,13 +131,13 @@ http_response_header_set(char *key, int len)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int http_response_body_set(char *body, int len)
+int
+http_response_body_set_sb(struct sandbox *c, char *body, int len)
 {
 #ifndef STANDALONE
-	struct sandbox *c = sandbox_current();
 	struct http_response *r = &c->rsi;
 
-	assert(len < c->mod->max_resp_sz);
+	assert(len <= c->mod->max_resp_sz);
 	r->body = body;
 	r->bodylen = len;
 #endif
@@ -133,10 +145,10 @@ int http_response_body_set(char *body, int len)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int http_response_status_set(char *status, int len)
+int
+http_response_status_set_sb(struct sandbox *c, char *status, int len)
 {
 #ifndef STANDALONE
-	struct sandbox *c = sandbox_current();
 	struct http_response *r = &c->rsi;
 
 	r->status = status;
@@ -146,11 +158,11 @@ int http_response_status_set(char *status, int len)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int http_response_uv(void)
+int
+http_response_uv_sb(struct sandbox *c)
 {
 	int nb = 0;
 #ifndef STANDALONE
-	struct sandbox *c = sandbox_current();
 	struct http_response *r = &c->rsi;
 
 
@@ -173,11 +185,10 @@ int http_response_uv(void)
 }
 
 int
-http_request_parse(void)
+http_request_parse_sb(struct sandbox *s, size_t l)
 {
 #ifndef STANDALONE
-	struct sandbox *s = sandbox_current();
-	http_parser_execute(&s->hp, &settings, s->req_resp_data, s->rr_data_len);
+	http_parser_execute(&s->hp, &settings, s->req_resp_data + s->rr_data_len, l);
 #endif
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/runtime/src/libc/uvio.c b/runtime/src/libc/uvio.c
index aa4d314..3bef9c1 100644
--- a/runtime/src/libc/uvio.c
+++ b/runtime/src/libc/uvio.c
@@ -100,8 +100,20 @@ i32
 wasm_write(i32 fd, i32 buf_offset, i32 buf_size)
 {
 	if (fd == 1 || fd == 2) {
+#ifdef STANDALONE
 		char* buf = get_memory_ptr_void(buf_offset, buf_size);
 		return write(fd, buf, buf_size);
+#else
+		char* buf = get_memory_ptr_void(buf_offset, buf_size);
+		struct sandbox *s = sandbox_current();
+		int l = s->mod->max_resp_sz - s->rr_data_len;
+		l = l > buf_size ? buf_size : l;
+		if (l == 0) return 0;
+		memcpy(s->req_resp_data + s->rr_data_len, buf, l);
+		s->rr_data_len += l;
+
+		return l;
+#endif
 	}
 	int f = io_handle_fd(fd);
 	// TODO: read on other file types
diff --git a/runtime/src/runtime.c b/runtime/src/runtime.c
index 8efe587..20c9a6b 100644
--- a/runtime/src/runtime.c
+++ b/runtime/src/runtime.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <sched.h>
 #include <softint.h>
 #include <uv.h>
-#include <http.h>
+#include <http_api.h>
 
 struct deque_sandbox *glb_dq;
 pthread_mutex_t glbq_mtx = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
diff --git a/runtime/src/sandbox.c b/runtime/src/sandbox.c
index a2b4912..0d1ba31 100644
--- a/runtime/src/sandbox.c
+++ b/runtime/src/sandbox.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <uv.h>
+#include <http_api.h>
 
 static inline struct sandbox *
 sandbox_memory_map(struct module *m)
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ sandbox_args_setup(i32 argc)
 {
 	struct sandbox *curr = sandbox_current();
 	char *args = sandbox_args();
+	if (!args) return;
 
 	// whatever gregor has, to be able to pass args to a module!
 	curr->args_offset = sandbox_lmbound;
@@ -71,44 +73,53 @@ sb_read_callback(uv_stream_t *s, ssize_t nr, const uv_buf_t *b)
 {
 	struct sandbox *c = s->data;
 
-	if (nr > 0) c->rr_data_len += nr;
+	if (nr > 0) {
+		if (http_request_parse_sb(c, nr) != 0) return;
+		c->rr_data_len += nr;
+                struct http_request *rh = &c->rqi;
+		if (!rh->message_end) return;
+	}
+
 	uv_read_stop(s);
 	sandbox_wakeup(c);
 }
 
 static inline void
-sb_write_callback(uv_write_t *w, int status)
+sb_close_callback(uv_handle_t *s)
 {
-	struct sandbox *c = w->data;
-
+	struct sandbox *c = s->data;
 	sandbox_wakeup(c);
 }
 
 static inline void
-sb_alloc_callback(uv_handle_t *h, size_t suggested, uv_buf_t *buf)
+sb_shutdown_callback(uv_shutdown_t *req, int status)
 {
-	struct sandbox *c = h->data;
-
-#ifndef STANDALONE
-	buf->base = (c->req_resp_data + c->rr_data_len);
-	buf->len = (c->mod->max_rr_sz - c->rr_data_len);
-#endif
+	struct sandbox *c = req->data;
+	sandbox_wakeup(c);
 }
 
 static inline void
-sb_close_callback(uv_handle_t *s)
+sb_write_callback(uv_write_t *w, int status)
 {
-	struct sandbox *c = s->data;
-
+	struct sandbox *c = w->data;
+	if (status < 0) {
+		c->cuvsr.data = c;
+		uv_shutdown(&c->cuvsr, (uv_stream_t *)&c->cuv, sb_shutdown_callback);
+		return;
+	}
 	sandbox_wakeup(c);
 }
 
 static inline void
-sb_shutdown_callback(uv_shutdown_t *req, int status)
+sb_alloc_callback(uv_handle_t *h, size_t suggested, uv_buf_t *buf)
 {
-        struct sandbox *c = req->data;
+	struct sandbox *c = h->data;
 
-        sandbox_wakeup(c);
+#ifndef STANDALONE
+	size_t l = (c->mod->max_rr_sz - c->rr_data_len);
+	buf->base = (c->req_resp_data + c->rr_data_len);
+	buf->len = l > suggested ? suggested : l;
+#endif
 }
 
 static inline int
@@ -121,16 +132,27 @@ sandbox_client_request_get(void)
 #ifndef USE_UVIO
 	int r = 0;
 	r = recv(curr->csock, (curr->req_resp_data), curr->mod->max_req_sz, 0);
-	if (r < 0) {
+	if (r <= 0) {
 		perror("recv");
 		return r;
 	}
-	curr->rr_data_len = r;
+	while (r > 0) {
+		if (http_request_parse(r) != 0) return -1;
+		curr->rr_data_len += r;
+		struct http_request *rh = &curr->rqi;
+		if (rh->message_end) break;
+
+		r = recv(curr->csock, (curr->req_resp_data + r), curr->mod->max_req_sz - r, 0);
+		if (r < 0) {
+			perror("recv");
+			return r;
+		}
+	}
 #else
 	int r = uv_read_start((uv_stream_t *)&curr->cuv, sb_alloc_callback, sb_read_callback);
 	sandbox_block();
+	if (curr->rr_data_len == 0) return 0;
 #endif
-	if (http_request_parse() != 0) return -1;
 
 	return 1;
 #else
@@ -227,7 +249,7 @@ sandbox_entry(void)
 
 #ifndef STANDALONE
 	http_parser_init(&curr->hp, HTTP_REQUEST);
-	curr->hp.data = &curr->rqi;
+	curr->hp.data = curr;
 #ifdef USE_UVIO
 	int r = uv_tcp_init(runtime_uvio(), (uv_tcp_t *)&curr->cuv);
 	assert(r == 0);
@@ -251,9 +273,6 @@ sandbox_entry(void)
 
 #ifndef STANDALONE
 #ifdef USE_UVIO
-	uv_shutdown_t sr = { .data = curr, };
-	r = uv_shutdown(&sr, (uv_stream_t *)&curr->cuv, sb_shutdown_callback);
-	sandbox_block();
 	uv_close((uv_handle_t *)&curr->cuv, sb_close_callback);
 	sandbox_block();
 #else
diff --git a/runtime/tests/empty/main.c b/runtime/tests/empty/main.c
index 7a57e3f..1f0f0db 100644
--- a/runtime/tests/empty/main.c
+++ b/runtime/tests/empty/main.c
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#define MAX_BUF (1024*1024) //1m
+
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	printf("hello\n");
-//	char d[16] = { 0 };
-//	int r = read(0, d, 15);
-//	printf("hello [%s]\n", d);
+	char *d = malloc(MAX_BUF + 1);
+	int r = read(0, d, MAX_BUF);
+	if (r <= 0) printf("%s\n", r == 0 ? "empty" : "error");
+	else        write(1, d, MAX_BUF);
+
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/runtime/tests/test_empty.json b/runtime/tests/test_empty.json
index 018f57f..ef12dbc 100644
--- a/runtime/tests/test_empty.json
+++ b/runtime/tests/test_empty.json
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 	"argsize" : 1,
         "http-req-headers" : [ ],
 	"http-req-content-type" : "text/plain",
-        "http-req-size": 102400,
+        "http-req-size": 1048576,
         "http-resp-headers" : [ ],
-        "http-resp-size" : 10240,
+        "http-resp-size" : 1048776,
 	"http-resp-content-type" : "text/plain"
 }